gun down
Shoot to death
To gun down is to shoot someone, typically killing them or intending to.
The phrase suggests deliberate violence rather than accident: The mobster was gunned down outside the restaurant.
It often appears in news accounts of murders and assassinations.
Deliberate unlawful killing
- executeCarry out fully
- assassinateMurder a prominent figure
- slayDestroy or impress greatly
- slaughterKilling for meat
massacre · eliminate · liquidate · dispatch · exterminate · homicide · fatality · casualty
Surprise strike from concealment
- assaultViolent offensive act
- strafeshoot from above
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
raid · blitz · firefight · spray · open fire · take out · target · hit
Criminal organization's domain
- execution-styleDeliberate close-range killing method
- hitmanProfessional paid murderer
- contract killingPaid assassination job
- mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
retaliation · revenge · vendetta · turf war · organized crime · cartel · underworld · witness
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
- executeCarry out fully
- assassinateMurder a prominent figure
- slayDestroy or impress greatly
slaughter · massacre · eliminate · liquidate · dispatch · exterminate · homicide · fatality · casualty · victim
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
onslaught · raid · blitz · firefight · spray · open fire · take out · target · hit · strike
gangland
Criminal organization's domain
- execution-styleDeliberate close-range killing method
- hitmanProfessional paid murderer
- contract killingPaid assassination job
mob · retaliation · revenge · vendetta · turf war · organized crime · cartel · underworld · witness · cold-blooded
firearm
Projectile weapon using explosives
rifle · pistol · revolver · ammunition · sniper · marksman · muzzle · caliber · cartridge · magazine
- Destroydestroy, annihilate, obliterate, demolish, devastate
gun downsave
Protect from loss
rescue · spare · revive · resuscitate · bring back to life
down, gun, shotgun, gunner, shotguns, machine gun, gunners, gunship, gunnery